Chapter XII
THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN. "Tumble out! Tumble out!" shouted the sergeant, who was in the mess with the soldiers we have introduced. "Reveille! Don't you hear it?"
The Soldier Boy
Chapter XII
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THE
BATTLE
OF
BULL
RUN.
"Tumble
out!
Tumble
out!"
shouted
the
sergeant,
who
was
in
the
mess
with
the
soldiers
we
have
introduced.
"Reveille!
Don't
you
hear
it?"
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Line 1
THE
BATTLE
OF
BULL
RUN.
Line 2
"Tumble
out!
Line 3
Tumble
out!"
shouted
the
sergeant,
who
was
in
the
mess
with
the
soldiers
we
have
introduced.
Line 4
"Reveille!
Line 5
Don't
you
hear
it?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Tumble out!" shouted the sergeant, who was in the mess with the soldiers we have introduced.”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't you hear it?"”
Shouted
noun
US /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tumble out!" shouted the sergeant, who was in the mess with the soldiers we have introduced.”
All words in this reading · 23
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BATTLE
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN.
BULL
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN.
Don't
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From this reading Don't you hear it?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tumble out!" shouted the sergeant, who was in the mess with the soldiers we have introduced.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don't you hear it?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tumble out!" shouted the sergeant, who was in the mess with the soldiers we have introduced.
introduced
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From this reading Tumble out!" shouted the sergeant, who was in the mess with the soldiers we have introduced.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don't you hear it?"
mess
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From this reading Tumble out!" shouted the sergeant, who was in the mess with the soldiers we have introduced.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN.
out
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From this reading "Tumble out!
Reveille
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From this reading "Reveille!
RUN
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN.
sergeant
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From this reading Tumble out!" shouted the sergeant, who was in the mess with the soldiers we have introduced.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tumble out!" shouted the sergeant, who was in the mess with the soldiers we have introduced.
soldiers
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From this reading Tumble out!" shouted the sergeant, who was in the mess with the soldiers we have introduced.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN.
Tumble
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From this reading "Tumble out!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tumble out!" shouted the sergeant, who was in the mess with the soldiers we have introduced.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Tumble out!" shouted the sergeant, who was in the mess with the soldiers we have introduced.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Tumble out!" shouted the sergeant, who was in the mess with the soldiers we have introduced.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tumble out!" shouted the sergeant, who was in the mess with the soldiers we have introduced.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you hear it?"